The University of Malta aims to act as host institution for postdoctoral fellows in the framework of the programme for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Call: HORIZON-MSCA-2026-PF-01) Postdoctoral Fellowships.
This opportunity includes two options for Postdoctoral Fellowships, European Fellowships and Global Fellowships. Successful applications will provide for a fully funded position across two (2) years for European Fellowships, and up to three (3) years for Global Fellowships, and the researcher in this position will benefit from a salary, support for mobility, and costs for research and overheads for the host institution. In addition, researchers can take part in non-academic placements for about 6 months.
If you are new to the call, here is an introduction recorded on 25 March 2025. This info session is a great way to learn the basics of eligibility, how to process your application, and the next steps for you and your candidate.
Please use this short list as a guideline, and always check the MSCA work programme for all the necessary details about eligibility.
If you want to find a supervisor at UM, please select the best fitting hosting offer, send a Cover Letter and CV to their inbox, and keep our office in cc under subject line: MSCA-PF-2026 candidate name
The research areas for MSCA-PF are organised by scientific panels and sub-topics. Their keywords are set by the programme, and academics at UM have expressed their interest to co-develop applications in 20 areas of research across:
(ENG) Information Science and Engineering
(ENV) Environment and Geosciences
(LIF) Life Sciences and (PHY) Physics
(SOC) The Social Sciences and (ECO) The Economic Sciences
For research areas not listed here, you are invited to consult the UM online directory for a complete list of Academics and their research interests.
All the hosting offers to co-develop applications with UM are organised by the following research areas: